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Bio: Corriveau, George A. (1881)
----Surnames: Corriveau, Cotey, Beron ----Source: History of Northern Wis. (Wood County, Wis.) 1881, page 1208 GEORGE A. CORRIVEAU, merchant, Centralia, was born in Quebec, Canada, Feb. 4, 1881. His father, Peter Corriveau, was a contractor and builder, and also carried on a farm. He had five girls and seven boys, of which George A. is the youngest. George remained at home until fourteen years of age, when he engaged as clerk for four years in Montreal, then worked seven years as carpenter in Rochester, N. Y. He spent one Winter in Michigan, and then in the Spring of 1858, came to Centralia, Wis. Built first wagon shop and blacksmith shop in Centralia. Commenced as merchant in 1866, built his present store in 1879, has also a store at Pittsville. Mr. C. was married, Dec. 12, 1860, to Miss Cotey, of Grand Rapids, Wis., a niece of F. Beron. Have seven children. |
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